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. . . . ,THE SUN. SUNDAY. PEMIUARY '2I.1892. ' v .' W . '?S1 Mi-WOHED DRESSMAKERS Gewing Ready for Spring Be fJre tho Winter is Ended. ml FLIMSY, COBWEBBY VEIL. It litis Incalculable Depravity in its Dainty Meshes. 10W THEY WEAK SliSPMDEliS; ' JLt I.enM, It I Snld Tlint Women Will Do ho, "till ltenll), There's No llonion Why They Clioulilo't 'Women and Their Col. les Interesting Information Ahout In trrtftttiis Women lllntn lo Hprlng Millinery New Shnue In Pnrnula, Thogoddoss of Fashion Is really a vory much overworked divinity. Tim souson has boon one o( unprecedented activity, merciless In its duinnnds for novolty, varloty. and originality In dress doslgns. and now. boforo tt la ovor, tho fhopa aro overflowing with spring fabrics and wenon nro clamoring 'o know how things are going to bomado for spring. Thodross-mnkors Jinvo ecarcoly had timo to tako aocoutit of rtoek. so eager uro tholr customora for atten tion. Every wlso womnn knows thatthotimo to buy hor spring gown Is In February, and th.it tho assortment of novoltlos Is roach larger thon than It will bo In March. bin knows, too. that tho woman that hositatos to order her gowns mado boforo the first of JInreh will be staying In on flno days In April because sho hasn't anything to woar. Of course, tho first cowns ordered aro the chariots and flno woollens, which como this year much lighter In weight than those Im ported for the purpose last season. Their nov . Ity is decidedly In tho weavo. and their color ing. Influenced by the Louis XV. ideas, is more ilellcato and gay. less 'pronounced, and docld cJIymore trying than that of the goods worn a year ago. Jinny of theso gowns aro intended for the Lenten fllttlnc of the worn-out buds and belles to recuporate from tho soason'a fatigue in Southern orange groves or in Mediterranean lunehiue. and they are plain and masculine In llnlsh. A sown of rough-surfaced cloth, in terwoven with every shade of tan color and Vith hero and thoro a suggestion ot red and powder bluo. Is mado with tho usual boll skirt ttltched about tho bottom, and a coat out vr.iy in front over a pointed waist Mat of brown cloth and an lnnor tUrt of yellow tan foulard arrangod In the form of a cravat and pleatod down be neath the v est. Another now doslen is a cos tume of smoke-gray twood faintly stroakod Tith lines of turquoise bluo and ollvo green. It has a plain skirt oponlng down the sido to fhow a narrow panel of ollvo cloth and a smart l.ton jacket with ollvo rovors over a lone rolnted waistcoat or coat of crocn, with a notched collar showing tho mascullno linen shirt nnd four-ln-hand tie More severe a-o tho l'ltlochilo twoods which the smnrt womannffect'-. which havo plain skirts open Ire on tho sido nnd closed with horn but tons when ono tho wearer Is inside them. The bo-Uees aro plain nnd short In front, c'oed with two low of hom buttons, and h vo Ions narrow coat tails In tho back. Only rrifc.onal tailor can mako such a dress olifii-torlly, nnd It Is frequently moro oxpon Hie than the guyest cown In tho wardrobo. Vim veil mirl how It should bo worn forms nn iTiiio.tm.t chapter In tho nthlcs of good dross '"" Thrro aro only two types of womanhood Vu alij'iin I ho v nultlus of tho roll thu woman li tho kind of real ty a li if r tlint looks all tfpgi nhiJ tosses It nbr"t wBfraT Vrl Kan with tho h'l,l 3Ji colorlni;, (or, neon 39fc-!Sr5":Sr losj ih'nkslmTMaiii"-jyfig3Bitei 'I tlm iMiiun j,ot and ?&&&&? k'f'Moj p.nnt. With a n Ji'd hit tho ell in iiAt bo just as Ions as It Ih Vl'!',1 ind to adjust it ncatlyathread should bo run in Mlwhily to atlior In tho uppor side. iliiljco iiuinwthn chin forms bceomlncsoft I'l'i, ,iud through Its mcslios brielit oyos C-jvanapi!kluwithf,oftsploudor, Any kind cf l.ifn tliat oivjcun hco through may bo usod, JiiouBii tho humy llUHslan nots are still tho lor!ti ehoico. whllotlie llowor-sprayod lirus- wis non and tho bordered velllncs aro novel ni cobtly tanelus of ultra fashionable pooplo. Ith a bomut tho short mollis tho choleo for t'lulous runsoiih, and tho important point " to adjust It neatly with no fluttering iiwu or bunchy folds. A cnroloss woman "in without half trying mako n $'J5 bon- t lojlt llko n Fourteenth strcot bargain. y"iw und glvo horsolfitho (1(Uh ,llr "I a laundress on AcwWSpTa. herhunday out. with a r-ASrilA erary yell which blips i"sCZ:"'53fR down In front and Y vSrvR. frtlcks out at the back. i$Zi's2s9 Aell la an innocont- r?yiS23Uyr looking Ilttlo web of XJffiKkfi frail silken threads, but XV 'fsrjniwf 't Is possessed of any Vvi&ajnUJ amount of liitrln- lNBBVwi "'" doprnvlty. Jt Is IBf C respouslblo for the Jn most wonderful ad- unco In thu urt of face A ducoratlon and tho per- y fi-ctlon of plgmonts. bibTi .. . . ivory third woman you meet has artlOolal roses on hor cheek, to say nothing of darkened oyobrows and Inshua !",' rofvs-tlnted lips, and so elevorly Is thu coloring matWr Imndlod, that it would do eredlt to Royal Acsdemlelan and doiivd the' woman's bitterest enemy into believing it was real. Itthe onomy dldnt know " About it through using It horseiL , To nohiovo an air of elegant distinction In drosslsnotoasyatn Now York cathorlns ot handsomely costumod women, but n ladyno oompllshod It recently by tho Aid ot a Worth dross and n dtvlnolytalt and Btyllsh 'figure. Tho most singular thing about it was that It was accomplished by a black gown. Tho woman was a radiantly brilliant brunette, who In a bright dross would liavo been iiulto tho rovorso of elegant, and probably not locked at 1st twice. Tho material was a flno but rough surfacod black wool, mado with a long nnd gracefully swooping skirt, edged with a narrow band of blaclc and old roso brocaded silk, set In bctwuun two bands of blank velvot, studdod with jet cnbochons. Tho coat had nugo sleevon of tho broendo, which was remarkably rich and hravy.and revealed the dull old rose only In the doop Hues ot tho raised pattom. Tho coat, lined throughout with old rose antin, hod broad smart rovers of thu bro endo. and oponod ovor a rosu satin full waist, studded with jot beads and belled with a broad black volvct girdle, from which loops and ends hung on olther side of tho front A Titian bonutr at the same recoption, whoexldontly had tho courage of her convictions, wan a symphony in color In a mulborry-rod brown dress soveral sbailos darker than hor hnir. Tho skirt, borderod evoiywlmro with tho narrowest edgeofsablo, opened a little on one side over a petticoat ahout as many shados lighter than tho rod gold locks. A long ooat, cut nway en tirely In front over a doublo-brenstod short waistcoat ot the illghter color, is edged with the fur and linod with the light shade. Upper sleeves of the mulberry turn back with doop cuffs from long closo sleeves ot tan. and a cra vat of raro old laco fills the opening of tho waistcoat This lady is known everywhere by hor brown and red toilets, brown volvot brown cloth, even brown tulle for tho boll gowns, and has on account of them an air of distinction she could not aehlo o in the temptingly pretty pinks, bluos. and lilacs In which pink and white blondes aro so daintily fair. Ifyou w.anttomako ,a, pretty .hquae dress iaker 'as 'the'' eoolc ''books' sari' a' sufficient amount of some warm, bright soft material that will mako llfo seem more cheerful by its very brlgbtnoss. even to a husband that has bet on tho wrong horse, or a fetlior that Is on the wrong side of the market. In tho fashion able dusk ot the city parlor tho delicate palo tints of pink or bluo lack sufficient character to be effective Chooso rather the rich warmth of tho carnation flower, some of the rose tints, a bit ot strayed sunshine entangled In o, web, wool or silk. It you are going to mako It your self, as ot course you aro or you wouldn't bo reading fashions, and are using cashmere for the material, because that is tho prettiost of lnoxponslvo materials, buy tho yellowest tan that vou can find. Of course you mako the skirt plain nnd out in tho pre vailing umbrella shapo. Around tho bottom put two rows of vehet ribbon, goldon brown, with a row of gay brocaded ribbon In yellow and gold, with just a thread ot rod and bluo to mako It rich and Oriental In nrToct Ulils ribbon niny bo broad or It may be half an Inch wide, ns you prnfor. M.iko a simple Ilttlo wnlht fulled In, at the holt or laid In Ilttlo plaits and ht Itched down, if you prnfer. It Is easy to do. berauno It lHcooied at tho w.ilHt lino wit li a clrdlo of tho t.incy rib bon, with loops of tho velvet sot closo togethor ull round jt and bretellesof the velvot lying on either shoulder In long, looped bows. If you want it gavor btlll put n yoku nnd opaulots of tho muoh-usod point do (luneonthe bodico. If you llko gray gowns try tho same model In gray, with soft croen velvot and a white and silver brocaded ribbon between. Tho "mantoau robe" Is tho immoofanew garment which Is ns picturesque as It is com fortable. In stylo It Is suggestive of the Henry VIII. drossos, a kind of prlncosse coat mado of rich thick matorlnl. lined throughout with delicate silk or Mitln. mid has lingo gathoied slcovos with deep frills, Insldo which lace ruffles are worn. It opens all down tho front and shows the pretty silk sklrU women wear 5?5nettlooJt fulled to the waist with laco or embroidery? Only a bride, a rich widow, or a chorus girl would feel equal to the expense o purchasing ono of theso dnlle ouh gowns, hut onv woman who has an old dinner dross too Sloclnt to bo mado to do duty for common weir, too Bassti for dross occasion?, cm make the robe for herself, llno'lt with an old party I dress, and Inxurlato In nor nest ot downpll I lows In tho happy eonsclousnoss that sno Is a I poetically ploturesquo object Spanish blonde Is In voguo again, a kind ot dollcato silk lace, very oreamy in color nnd open in pattern, that was lti voguo twenty years ago. Antelope skin, which has been oxtonslvoly usod for pocketbooks, photograph frames, Ac. Is now being qmployeil for gloves. It is very soft and pliable, resombllng the flnost suede, and comes in all tho tan nnd light snados. rlo green will bshiucli used this season in combination with light tan cloths, and darkor green in pine, inoss, sage. Ac, also palo yollow with gray and fawn gowns. Mmo. ia Modo extends her favors now In ono direction, thon In another, and it Is ru mored that tho long, attenuated waist Is to bo supplantod by tho more common and hyglonto short one. until thon the scientists and re formers might ns wolt tako a vacation. Tho fickle goddoss could, if sho would, accomplish in n twelvemonth that which tho doctors have vainly sought to do through ull tho centuries. They toll an Intorostlng story ot ono of the famous London beautios. When she came up from hor country houso to bo prcsontod to bo cloty by a cousin nlrcady a leader In1 Vanity Fair, hor hostess rculli'.od the fact that the girl's fresh, robust beauty needed clover man agement to mako thn required Impression on tho critics. Bllo tried on tllo fresh pink nnd whlto, ball dress sho bad brought, but the hostosB Blinok her head, thinking but tint nylng, "Kho will not bo looked at twleo." Thon hhowotit to her own room nnd returned with nu old tulle ball dross of her own. It was black and unrelieved by a hint ot color. About tho plain skirt waB a roulonu of tulle trimmed with jet chains. Tho bodico was made with a Hashing jot cuirass, and jet chains drapod the slooo on tho shoulderH. With sonio demur tin- country hoauty was por suaded to go to hor first ball In the hnll-worn gown. In which sho looked llko a queen, nnd after that night she could wear what she liked, for she was universally conceded tho belle ot tho season, und mado a btllllant social success. Elegant mourning Is cleverly manipulated to express varying dogreos of grief intoiiBlty by London drapers. For walking and geuural wear there is black woollen, embroidered with silk, tho mantle or jacket trimmed with Astra khan, nnd tho same fur bordering the bonnet or toque. For more drossy gowns bluck moire", brocntollo. satin, und velvot ore worn, trimmed with dull jot or black poarl trimming, a rich novelty, which In Its soft, gleaming beauty might reconcile any woman to putting on sablo attire. Tho Invasion of white is, of course tho ndvanco guard of consolation, and the lightening of sorrow Is Insinuat ingly expressed In n dinner gown of black bordored with a whlto satin ribbon, embroid ered with jet lllnc sprays to prevent It being too oppressively cheerful. The jetted bodice is laced over a white gulnlpe. discreetly vollod in black olilfTon. nnd thin black sleeves vainly strive to make their white lnnor sleovos look dismal. For the quiet dinners, compatible wltn a mourning heart dead white moires with lavondor stripes aro simply made with tho stripes on the cross and palo lilac ruchlugs of cropo do chine for decoration. In tho way of jowels and ornaments, diamonds, pearls, amethysts, jet steol. and oxidlred silver uru worn. Htocklngsaud pottlcoats must bo in black, gray, or lavender. " Fourilra" g6wftlrtfed "rWnor goes, aro to bo supplantod boforo many months by thoso moro elaborate In construction. It is not that tho stmplo straight skirts aro any loss popular than they wore, but that even wealthy people ore not disposed to nay extravagant prlcos for a plain skirt tbnt. with a good pattern, their own maids can mako up satisfactorily. The wily dress-maker, appreciating tho situation, is making desperato efforts to supplant tho straight skirt with ono draped from the hips In some novel and original manner Impossible to bo carried out by the homo dressmaker. It Is safoto prophe sy that the garultuies aro likely to savor of tho Louis periods ; that cloaks will bo constructed In accordance with tho fulness thereof, and that sleeveless jackotn will bo among the nec essary novelties It dross sleovos continue to Increase In importance. Tho most covotod ;owols now are tho Sugar Itlvor pearls from Wisconsin, which rival the Oriental pearls in some lospects and como In raro colors, pink, black, and bron7o. They aro much usod In rings, set in rows of throe or flo. or encircled with small diamonds to sot oil the natural tints ot thu poarl. A vory Intorostlng collection of gowns is the result of an original woman's idea. Begin ning with hor bridal gown, sho has solectod each year from hor wardrobo of London, I'arls, nnd Now York drossos ono or moro that shu considers most dlstlnetholy representative of tho prevailing style. Thoso. with their accos sorlos shoos, gloves, stockings, fan. bonnet or parasol sho packs away with saohota of her favorite perfume nnd a record of tho dato of purchase tho most prominent entertain ments at which the dress was worn, und tho wourer'a namo. A pretty legacy this for her daughters aud granddaughters. Such a hue nnd cry as is raised about (ho ex travagance of tho women of our day, and yet at tho court of St James's, In a dress of velvet embroidered with gold, which issnidtohao cost,no loss than $l,r00. Mario do Modlcls had a gown sown with IPiOOO pearls and .'1.000 diamonds, und Imr oxuinplo wax followed by lessor pornonngoH. who cheerfully expended moro than their Incomes on iwivhh so lndon with procious stones that their wearers nould scarcely mowi about iu them. Aline, do Mon tnspnn. the beauty who reigned nt tho court ot l.oulh MV wiim ut ono great court festival "a gown of gold on gold, und oir tlint gold friu.o Htlteboil with u eoitaln gold which makes the uiostdlWiiotitiirl tlinlhns eor been Imagined," according to tlm panegyrics writ ten by tho pvu ol Mine, dit HcMgiit1. TIIK EDVV.ITMOX OF HO.Iif.V. 'npnndOown Inn Women' I'olleice dueeu Muncuerllu'N IJucouriiBeineiit. L'lghty-throo of tho 53.1 studonts attending lectures at Hydnoy University aro women, of whom lho are Included In tho Faculty of Med icine. The bonollts of the unlvorslty aro ex tended In nil respects to mon and women equally, both as to teaching and the granting ot dogreos. Ko system of separation of the soxoshns been adopted am whom In Sydney, and nonoed for ono has arisen. The number of women .attending tint classes In arts mid sciences Is much larger than that of thoso talc ing up.tlio study of medicine. Queen Margherlta of Italy glos tho pa tronage of hor presence to tho serios ot con ferences for women at tho Colloglo ltoinano. They aro hold In connection with tho classes for tho hlghor education ot woinon nt the young ladlos' college ut the l'alombolla. but In eonaequonco of the largo numborot ladles who wish to attend llioy have necessarily been removed to tho largo ballot the Hainan Coltogo. Tho Boston branch of tho Vnssar Students' Aid Society has offered a $'-'00 Vussar scholar ship to tho applicant that jiassos tho best en trance examination In Juno. '02. The compe tition is restricted to localities represented by that branch, nnd applicants are to communi cate with Mrs. Frank 11. Monks, Monmouth stroet Druokllne, Mass. Obcrlln College Is tho recipient ot $40,000 from tho estate ot Miss Julia Dickinson of Michigan, one-halt of tho fund boing doslg natod for tho ondowmont of the chair of lady prinolpal. and the remainder for tho depart ment ot physical culture for women. Tho studonts of Smith Oollego havo boon or ranlzed Intonlcglsliituiefortliodii-ciiKslonof liiujtlvul questions. Thu llrft subject .liiltni up was that ot grade orosstngs In the elty, the report of tho special Commissioners "furnish ing the basis ot discussion. Tho girls of tho Ilaltlmoro Woman's Collogo nro agitating tho question of caps nnd gowns. Tho wearing ot a distinctly college dross has been under discission for tho past voar, nnd firospocts aro that in spito of the dissenters ho studonts will noon mako tholr appearance In the stately garb that Imparts so erudlto a look to tho wearer. The flryn Mnwr Collogo girls wenr long, flowing robos nnd mortar board caps. At VtolloBloy tho experiment has boon trlod, but with partial success, the cap nnd gown being relocated to obscurity except for special occasions. As at Cambrldeo nnd Oxford, womon may obtain tho advantages of unlvorslty life nt llangorand Aborystwltb, Doth of these uni versities admit women, and near each Is a hall of residence for women. Thocoursoof train ing nt llnngor Includes tho subjects ion u I red for most of the examinations of the unfveisl tics of London and Hdlnboroiigh. for the Oxford hlghor examinations for womon. and for the Cambridge hlghor locil examinations. Aboryst with Collogo resembles llnngor in most particulars. l'rosldont I'llotof Harvard Is represented In onoot tho Huston join mils as saying: "Tiion womon's eollegos will hardlv eomo to bo oqtial to tho colleges for mon lor tears to come. They have not had the tlmoto get together tho necessary laboratories, collections, und li braries, or to obtain properly trained teachers. Besides, highly educated men. us u rule, pre fer to teach In men's colleges." Mrs. Wnrron Newqomb, of New York, who gnvo $200.00(1 to ondowlho Honlilo owvonib College nt Now Orleans, has miiilo uu uddltluii al oudowmoiit of 14.000. William Lloyd Harrison has great fnllh In tho rellning power ot womiin.lt would seem from his address on eo-ediicatlon before tho Woman's HufTrago Association. Accnuling to his Idea, the separation of tho soves In collogo Is socially unwise. Tho criticism that ho would mukuappllos to Wellesley, Vasar. and Smith, ns well as to Harvuid, inlo, and Prince ton. Tho monastic syslom thoro obtain ing helps to porpetunto injurious and artificial social distinctions beyond tho col lego walls. Tho remedy which ho recom mends for undergraduate evcesses uniting men Is eo-odlicntiou. To quote his words: " Tin nw upon the doors of Harvard to women on equal terms, nborb the nnuo Into the col lege proper, und ns thn night follows da scholarship will rise und dissipation (all by the law of giiivitation. Tho moral atmosphere will Ilnd immediate purlileallon and the dally association of brottiers and sl'ters In Intel lectual pin suits impart n Itrciidtli or low which Is an education In Itself. " Thentlio iloiihloand false ht.uidn.rds of judgment will bo abandoned. Vt hut is morality for Harvard will uo longer bo deemed destriiullro for Welloley. Tho euriciit phllosoihy of Cambridge holds that a mini may commit acts ami indulge In sights that would damage for llfo the reputa tion nnd prospects of a woman Mudeiit. Among Haivard's bonnfaotort.. how many gen erous and disinterested women are enrolled. Tholr gifts nro over w elcome. hut its degieos nro not for female hands, in Massachusetts, whore for forty years tho struggle for equality has found its nblot champion, tin prires of learning most coveted are disdainfully with hold from womon. I hop" my children will live to soo a woman President of Harvard College, and thu thought of sex relegated to tho mon asteries and nunneries ol thu dark ages." ttVSI'IXHKK lOlt G1HT.S. Very l'retly nnd Qullc I. Ike Some ofThose Worn by flic Men. When tho swagger girl comos out of the cbrysnlls of hor cupo ulster with the spring suushlnoblio will bo gotten up as closo to tho English "chappie" tdeul as tho moro grace fully flowing euros of yt r hor flguro will admit. ('y a Hercloselyllttingcloth , I f skirt will bo tho only ' J I distinguishing differ- ' n ' encobotweon the gaib , y I ' of the typical howling , V! i swell and her own. i j J There Is tho sarao cut- i Ji nway coat and double- I breasted waistcoat, tho . J samolmmaeulatoshlit j"8 ' JY front und carefully ad- Ji v f' justed tie, tho stiff-Cf I fe ! crowned derby hat and v f dogskin gloves. Thoro will be a debonair and dollant giuco about thu spring femulochnpplo blthorto unobserved, an air of buovant confi dence, a kind of I-nui-just-ns-good-us-you-aro swing to her stop. And tho Hecrot of It all Ih hor latest appropriation from masculine uttire. Mio doesn't wear tho trouseis. but sho does wear the miBpotidors. and this Is how they look. Thoy aro of the same color, nnd often of tho same material as her gown. Thcylmvo sliver chain slipping through a Mlvor eylin dor. thus Welding to every movement of tho body. Tho only difference between thorn nnd the mascullno suspender is that tho suspender buttons nro on thu Insldo of tho dress and on the outsldo of the troiinois. Thoro seems to bo something demoralizing to conventionality in the susnondors, for tho most precise of maidens when in calling nttlre, has a mls chlovous twinkle In her o)o and an indepen dent swagger in hor step when sho woars tho chnpplo dross that suggest Ice-cream larks and soda-water sprees of tho wildest Baccha nalian order. JSTEltKSTIXO IXFOnStA TIOX. An Alolmmii ilnMlcn who Conaultw III Wlfa -An KnEllxb Miitrlmonlul Iilen. Kate Douglas Wlggln. tho author. Is n woman of great versatility of accomplish ments. Hho Is host known to tho world as a klndcrgartncr ot exceptional ability and ns tho founder of tho first kindergarten of San Francisco, which now has fifty-six klndor garton schools. Tho reports of thoso schools havo Inspired similar efforts In Japan. Aus tralia. New Zealand, British Columbia, and the Sandwich Islands. Tho story of "1'atsy" and "Tho Bird's Christmas Carol" woio writton and sold to ralno money for tho klndorgartcn work in which Mis. Wlg gln was so actively intorcstod, and theso stories attained such popularity that thoy woro quickly followod by othors equally successful. Since her marrlngo Mrs. Wlggln bus given up teaching und dovoled hor time to writing, to reading hor books, lecturing in public, and to muslc.of which sho Is vory fond. Sho hnB herself nn oxqulsito volco for singing, and has composod molodlos for hor fuoilto poems nnd children's songs. Sho Is a woman of winning personality nudn great favorite in society. Tho H'oman's Trlliuiir tells of n chivalrous JiiHtlcodown in Alabama, who says that when lho young lawyers spout law at him till they don't know which side they aro arguing and he doesn't either, ho listens to thorn all. und rosorvos his decision until thu next day. Then he goes homo, states thoeaso to his wife, and sho gives thu opinion, which ho announces In the morning. Tho niau says his wife doesn't know a lino of law, but that sho has tho biggest stock of common sonso of any woman In thut part of tho country. Thoro died recently In Washington nn unfor tunate woman, who. buforoshe fella victim to drink and vice, was noted for her Kindness to tho poor aud the geneioslty of hei charities. At tho time ot Jior death two woman compan ions of hor cult sought In vain for a minister toofllclatoiittho buiial sonlcoor a lONpocta blo placo where thoservlco might bo hold. In nnswerto tholr nppeul Br. Kent of tho Peo ple's Church u fie red to hold tho son ice In his own parlor, und whon tho womon ictiirnuit with their dond they found tlint Mi. Kent, with raro womanly fcollug, had tilled tho par lor with hor own hastily summoned Women friends to estend their sympathy whurult was Indeed appreciated. Joan II. flreonle.if. l'rosldont of the Now .York Htato Suffrage Association, reports six counties ns organized, with tho credltublo showing of 1,1'Ji; monitors. Tho work of the society has been duvolod moio to organisation thnn to legislation. Ono noted county reports twonty-throo towns nnd twonty-four clubs. Another county Mrs. Greonleaf describes as being remarkably well informed, and which not only knows almost ovor thing, but can tell It to all tho world, " So when," says Mrs. Greonleaf, "I want to Know about anything I go down to Chautauqua county and am set right." A bright wrltor, evidently a woman. In lI'iiMmitimf says: "If Columbus had not inarrlud a wife with a dowry of geographical lovo, and found u queen with plusty of jewelry, this world might btill havo been nothing but a pancake." Tho Man5ch.il Davoust, PrlncosB Kckmuhl, was at 85 ronowned for hor quoonly carriage, superb oyes. and beautiful clear skin, which was so white as to rival the snow of her abundant hair. Sho used only puro water on hor face, nnd allowed herself only a ery slmplo !ii Her daughter, Muio. du Hlocquevllle, - '' .l.r'--k.-y . 7 lived to be lust such another whlto-h aired boauty,.admlrcd for hor oxqulsito tanto In dress. In ono of hor books sno has said that tho coquetry ot old .ago la sacred, for by It women take ns much pains not to dlsplcaso Others as In their youth thoy take to plcaao them. . Visitors nt Notro Darao Cathedral may fre quently soo n sad-mood, black-robed woman kneollng nt ono of tho smaller altars absorbed In hor grief. Less than forty years ago she was idolized by tho pooplo who to-day will not allow hor to own a bit of land within their country. Foots sang of her benuty, painters ami sculptors fought for tho privilege of Im mortalizing hor charms of face and figure, tor this womnn, who plighted her troth with Napoleon 1IL, surrounded by the dignitaries of tho empire ninld thospirkloof jewels and thu splendor of court garments, -whllo the roll of nitlllory diownod the chime ot wedding bolls, tho Dnehoss of Costa Is building tho homo that tho French Government will not allow l.ugeiilo to build for horself near Men tone, whore sho hopes to spend hor childloss, widowed old ngo iitiioug tho pooplo over which sho once reigned. Minn. ModJekn. who Is said to bo proficient inhaltndomtt languages, Including somo of the dlfllcult tongues of eastern L'uropo, la innklng a largo collection of tho works of tho writers of tho Dlbabutlmo period, mid Is al most as constant a leader of tho writings of HhaLosponre'H contemporaries as alio is u tire less btudent of her fuvorlte dramatist. Women nro doing successful work ns pho tographers both In this countty nnd In lluropo. Iu Copenhagen ono wonminoeolves largo com missions from tho com I, and Iu Stockholm another counts loyalty among hor patrons. New (M loans has two woineu photographois mailing nliuiiilsamu living nfl piopiletors. and innnvglrls earning comroitatilu sularlos re touching and coloring liliotogruphs. r.ugonln B. Farmer. President of tho Equal Bights Association of Covington. Ky was consulted by several geutlomen who did not understand the new ballot law, and wnnrrsl her to explain it to thorn. Among them was u colored inuii who could not read or wilte. to Whom, when sho had plulncd thu Pieces, she said that sho thought bIpi ought to lei allowed to veto herself. Hut shocked iitthe Idea this Illiterate voter said, "H do women voted, dey would tear tils country ull to nieces." Thonowost matrimonial Idea may bo gath ered from tho following clipping fiom aa Eng lish pnpor: "Wo cannot, oven by act of Par liament, provide every woman with a husband, but we can at least bring It to p iss that those who mairy shall be tho nicest and host ot tholr generation. Tills wo eau do by tlint great n ml uiiliolillng feature or model n life, tho system of competitlvu examination." Just what quali fications aro ossontlal for tho highest dogrees for tho matrimonial test aro notns yet deter mined, and will doubtless ho dlfllcult of classi fication, bocuuso every man has his own Idea ot what virtues go to make up tho perfect wlfo. Tho Vliglnla Legislature has boen of late agitated over two different phnsos of tho woman question. Tho bill requiring tho ap pointment of n woman on tho stall of each In sane asv In in whore thoro are women patients, which passed tho House by n largo majority, but was defeated ill the Senate. The hill allowing propotly quiillllud women to practise law passed both Houses. New York Is said to have moro widows than any other city In tho world. London ranks sec ond in tlio list of tho bereaved, und Puns third. Tho status of tho women's suffrage question In England has undergone consldowihlochnngo In tho Houso of Commons. During the recess negotiations have boeu going on which havo resulted In Sir Algernon Berthwlek's promis ing to stand sponsor for the bill to bestow tho pailiamentar) sulTrag-.- on all dulv uualill.'d women r.itepnvers. Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour aro already In sympathy with tho women, and Mis. I'awcett announces that the prospi-u of success seems blighter tliuuover before. Mrs. T. P. Palmor. President of the llhodo Island Vtom'in's Club. Is making a collection of the books written by llhodo Islund womon for exhibit at tho World's Fair. New Hampshire has throo women bank trensureis. including Sarah C. Clark, who has been elected to her resp.msiblo jiluce for tho tentli consecutive time. Tho business of tho bank bus lurgely Increased under her ad ministration, and her good judgment In tho placing of loniib has resulted in her being mudea member ot the investment company. The young Archduchoss Margarethn Sofle. daughter of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austilu. was so thankful lor her reeov ei y Trom a recent Illness that she gnvo to her church a solid gold heart as big as hor hand, set with diamonds, rubles, ana pearls, 'iho heart will bo placed on a fraino of a famous picture of tho Virgin at the church ultur. Trussla has several dooor.it ions for women. Tho oldest is tho Order of tho Swan, foundod iu 1440. allowod to lapse during tho I'ofomiu tion. and revived lu lH4:i. Tho Order of Loulbe. named uftor Prussia's most beautiful Queen, was founded in 1S14 by Frederick William III. Its decoration of tho first class is given to womon for moritorlous survlco In nursing tho woundt d In war: of tho second class, to wo men distinguished for ldillanthronio work- generally. O'lio Cross of Merit was instituted hy itmporor William I. on his fiftieth birthday, "as a recognition of thu grand sclf-sacrlllco which tlm women of fiermany showed for tho soldlors In tho last war." fepccl.il medals for women also wero struck in lb07-14 und 1S70 71. Mmo. Duehamp. tho cnntlnlCroof the Third Itegimnnt ot Algeilan ICilles in tha French army, has just leeched tho mllltaiy medal from the hands of (Ion. O'Neill in tho presenco of all his etarT ofllcors. Mme. Duehamp counts twenty-four years' sen lee. and was in tw onty four battles. Iu 1H70 sho distinguished lier solf at Fru-hchulller. At the slego of Stras bourg she was made a prisoner nnd brought to (lurmauy. but muuagod to escape to .Switz erland, and from there sho returned to Franco and joined her regiment again. Slie was all through tho Kabylo cnmpalgn. nnd sho is tho Idol of her dear boys, the soldiers. A llnlnty Whim. Tho latct nnd daintiest of whims is a sup plement to fancy btntionoiy In tho form of a llltlo pad of tho finest nnd softest of Japanese tissue paper, exactly tho sizu of a half sheet ot noto paper. Tho paper Is whito. nnd bns stamped In ono coiner a single flower In thu natural color, sometimes shaded or outlined In gold. Occasionally tho sentiment of tho ilowr is placed under It In thu tlulost of gold lottorlng, or If tho young lady bo clevor, sho paints tho flower nnd wiites a suitable sentl mout across tho sheet in gold Ink. After writ lug a lottcrshotcnrsoff onoof thotlssuesheots and rolls it into thu least possible compass mil drops upon ii enough piirfumu to dam pen it thoroughly, using, of course, the j.oi lumo of the lluvver stumped on the paper. After unrolling it and allowing tho alcohol to evaporate siilllclenllv to avoid any soil, sho folds her lettei anil slips tho scented sheet be tween the fold. When some admiring friend receives tlio lellor there Is likely to flutter nut. as ho o ous it. something miy much resem bling a buttoilly, nod bieiilhlng dimming suggestions in its dainty perfume. Illnft. nn In Hpilng Millinery. Tho wlsencies who confidently prophesied an nppioxlmatlou to conl-scuttlo bonnets and roomy crowned lints iu tho spring und summer millinery models nro much out of their reckoning. Wide of Mini many of tho hats are. but such a thing as u ciown largo enough to lit the bend is scarcely to bo found, while tho majority of thu bonnets, toques, and lui bans before thoy aro trimmed suggest (IuIIh' heudgeir rather than nil) thing elso. Frills, jileatlngs. puffs, Ac., of velvet, laco, or silk piojeetlug from the brim, mid which an much usud, of com so add to thu size and sei vo oftentimes to transform a meagre, Inslgnlll. cant shape Into a gracuiul, becoming one. Asset nut tin wholesale Impoiteis', tho ns. sortiuent of shapes Is luigerthun usual, but the season Is hardly far enough advanced to doclaro which will bo the favorite. It was learned, however, tbnt as to hats straight biluiH will bo worn more than over, both vvllli n low crown and in plateau stle, slightly elon gated mid turned up at tho bank, Where tlio brim Is curved the tendency Is upward lather than the revuise. For instance, tho popular shape of lust season, drooping nt the shies mid with a slight elevation In the centre of lho fiont. is superseded by a drouji or straight llnu infiont und upward euives on the side "Tho liiiardsnniii," with a decided roll upward op either side of generous dimensions mill with acoinpniutlviMy large, lint crown, Is cited ns onoof the uioit stilish and becoming of this year's hats. 'I ho sailor Is with us again, tho shape some wbut disguised with a loose puff of velvet or other mutoilal falling ovor part of tho crown and the brim. Other than a low ci own is not to bo seen, but the disposal of tho trimming In many instances Is ahead ot last year in jiyramldlcal edect, with the hnso ot tho pyra mid located iu the eontro rather than nt either end of thn hat. I ull cap-like crowns caught tntoaatiff, na i row band, reprckcuting one of tho latest modols, are trtmmod low und on tho side. These nro mado of all sorts of straw, twisted, tufted, brabtud, and plain, chip, es pecially, which Is soft nnd pliable, occupying front lank. In fact, the use of chip and all hoitsof ipivol combinations of fancy straw Is - - - l-- a noteworthy feature also their diversity of coloring. All tho neutral tints wo are neeustomea to havo boon supplomontod, with the .daintiest shades, such as pink, pile blue, Nllo groon. lilac, nnd many tonos ot red. nil nt which, to gether with numorous mottled varieties, In cluding cream dashed with brown, brown with rod, ecru with blue, and while, v it It almost any color, mo procurable In both tho largo and small model!1. , ... stravvrlbhonsoxnulBltely vnrlegatod In color vie In popularity with thoso of Bilkwovonln the most bowllderliigor waleiod patterns Iu changeable or shadow cfTocts. lrom nil Indications llowois will enjoy nn uiipioeodonted rolgn. Miatovot may develop later. It Is certain lho French models to dato show scnrcely a trace of otrleh tip or plume, tholr place being supplied entirely by flowers. Small huts ami bonnets nindu entirely of flow ers nro sold by the wholesale dealers, tho re tailor adding a twist of ribbon, luce, fancy straw, Ac, to suit the whim of thoeuMomor. Worthy of comment Iu Ibis year's exposition of artificial floral beauty nro samples of the iato prlro chrysanthemums and unusually beautiful varieties of ron leaves, whloh In clude many specimens of tlio feathery tern family. Oreen Is undoubtedly one of tho lending colors. Vellowaud yellow and blnckcomblued Hud equal favor. t AS II TOSS JX l'.lltJSOI.S. Glimpse or the New llealgn nnd Material lor the Comlnj- Kensun. As scon at tho rolnll and wholesalo opoulngs last week tho new designs In parasols havo loss diversity than usual. ChlfTon. crepo do olilue.'sllk muslin, grenadine. In fnct all the dollcato transparent textiles uro utilized moro than ever, u comparatively leeont weave of .printed chiffon In variegated colois furnishing an example ns now as any. Parasols mado of it modcllod loss elaborately and oxponstv oly than those of plain chlfTon, nie consldored to bo do slrahlo and suttabloaccoinpaulmonts to morn ing toilets. Shirring, parpcndlciilnr and hotl zontal puffs, flutes, gathered and pleatod ruT fles.niu distinguishing features again In tho muko-up ot thlii materials, but moro iittoutlon has boon puld to compactness of adjustment, which results iu a less puffy effect when thu Pin asol 1 3 closed. In v cry many instances that is duo largely to (he Introduction of one, two, or throo plain bauds of silk, or tho Bamo goods of a contrasting or luirmonlrlng tint, ombiolderod or hand painted to represent figures, landscapes, and floral designs. Tho Inserted bands encircle the parasol, and almost entirely supoisodu tlio panel segments or patches seen Inst year. Ostilcli foatliors produro the sanio effect, A charming model of muiivo elillTou. gath oied vory full but pulled snugly ovor the frame, was crossed midway by a four-Inch band of whito chiffon omhroldered with lino stoel beads. An embroidered chiffon rufllo finished tho edge. Another of iialo bluecrupo wastrlmmed with a similar baud or while painted floral designs, altornatlngwlthgroiips of Knto Oiueiiaway figures on tho panels A dainty white cbitlon affair was encircled by two threo-liich bands of ottrich feathers Placed six Inches njiurt. Tho whlto and the black varieties of linrasols havo been multl- uuu. uuo il is oeiiuveo loin iney uro to leau ii popular favor. It has been observed that tlespito tho sombre effect of black chiffon, pin usolsof that toxtlluuro usod h) the very gay estof socitty folks. Many of tlio black models n pi tilmmed with li.sortlous or centres of blight color, covered with luce, or with black bilk, embroidered lu gay tints. Laeu purusols, a. manufacturer denial od. nro not to bo used extensively this cur, although Iiilo plavs an Important part In tlio trimming or models, tiray. always n popular uolor and always dllllcult to Ilnd in a vailoty of tones, has been used generously in tills season's par asols. Tin- assortment of shades is large, and t hei e are also lov oly combinations of gray and whito nod gray and black. Brocaded sutiiis, changing to two or moro distinct colors us the parasol is shifl od: double faced chiingenblu silks, brocudes in solid eolors. twilled silks, eovoied with nil sorts of pilntud or woven llguies, and hrooiidod pongee, are among the materials usod In the moie sub stantial parasols, tho figured silks boing In tho lead, pel haps. Scrolls, odd Jap.inesu designs and flowers, nro tho principal patterns. Com paratively Ilttlo fluting oi gathering Is seen on those parasols, the fabric, as a rulo. being stretched smoothly over the frame and Un ified at the edge With u double frill of silk covered with lace. A reason foi tho popular lly of the llgiired silk models Is tb it iliuy uio eoiiipuintivclv lowiu price, nnd it Is ocqj,n toobtaln a much grentei diveislty of colors in tlienitlian iu any otheis. Almost any color obtainable in dross goods has bceu repro duced iu the jiaiasol silks. lu shapo and sie uioderata jiropoitionsnnd outlines have been observed. Thoy nro nei ther small nor large, neither flat nor e up thai, ed. wlillu handles aro neither exagger ated in length noi hirgo In clrcuinfeieneo. 'J ho round top. with ribs sloping In a graceful curve without angles to tho edge. Is tho best shape A French model. lutioduced as a nov elty, which will hardly meet much favor here, boing neither graceful nor pleasing to the eye. bns a double set of ribs, forming two parasols, one above the other, tho upper and smaller ono separated slightl) from the lower. Both aro covered with thin whito crOpe do chine crimped In tho tiniest of waves. Handles are unusually diverse. It seems to be more common each year to select tho han dle Independent of tho frame, and then havo tlio two adjusted. Many ot the sticks and han dles In llnishod parasols aro handsome and novel. Thoso of white or of black wood, high ly polished nnd finished on tlio end with silver or gold filigree, are very pleasing. INatuial wood, welclicl wood, and Ituselan wood, are converted Into all sorts of oualnt twists and crooks to atford vnilety. Tho llussian hnn dles. many of them at least, are hollowed near tho ond on ono side to form u receptacle for a miniature nnlmil. bird, or head, carved of the same wood. Apparently buistlng from tho end of awelehnl handle aroweloliol buds and haves. Thuuutmul wood handles, llnishod In a crook, are clamped here and there by small bits of solid silver. Metal handles nro conspicuous by absence. Among tin Hirer handles are those of ebony, ivory, and Dresden chlnn. Tho first named has ex quisite designs, nino or ten Inclios long. In creasing in diameter towaid the end. which culminates in a carved head with a Dresden china face. Nothing piuttlei bus been sienlii some timo. A French chevalier, a Spanish grand dame, nnd a Normandy peasant uro re produced faithfully, tho ebony bolnga striking setting for tlio dollcato face I voir handles. Intricately carved, orteii inlaid with gold or partly eovored with sliver deposit work, rliow wonderfully aitlstlc patterns, und the vurletles of Dresden handles oxceed in iimnbui uud benuty anything seen in tlint lino bofoie. Tho feirulo projci Hon Is Ineonsj Iciioiih this yeai, except In ouo style, which represents u paiasol mountod on a iiian'neaiie. tho handle of course appearing above tho pal ami. ouo feature that bus boen introduced will bo ap preciated by summer binls of jmssngo who live in trunks. It is n long double screw mfd wivliitho stick, strong enough to keep thu parasol perfectly st ilf. which can ho unscrewed, dividing the stick iu two parts. AM.V.S.'.V.V SOUTH VOT.AK Mil'. lie t Hexrrllilllic to Inicllsli A nillrncvn lllx I'liuiH fur JCencliliig the lolt. Dr. Nanon m rived In England two wonks ago. and Is now giving In the larger towns u soiiesof lectures, in which bo Is unfolding his plans for his coming explorations Intho Arcllo regions. Ills purpose is to attoiupt to reach the Xoitb Polo by putting his steamer into tho icoiioith if tlio Now blLollan Islands, where he believes u current oxlststhntwlll carry him to tlie Polo, or to its neighborhood, and tbeiico down tho other side along the coast of East (li eenhind tii open wntei. He Intends to dovoto the proceeds of his jiiosont series of tectums towaid the expenses i,f his expedition. Ho has nliuiily received from (loveriimont and private sources upward of JMOo.OOO, hut ho ilndsii largei sum is desirable. It Is probable that the Itoj'al (leornphlcal Society, of which J Ji . Nausea Isngold medallist, will contribute. Ur. .Niiiiseii sut bin Ills lecture that ho ox pcts o loivo l.uropo oirly next vourand to go directly to the mouth of the Lena In Siberia, lie nun tako tlm Ivat.iSca nmto, hut It Is moio llkelv tlint lie will guthiiiugh tlio sue, Canal and enter lho Aieilo Ocean tlliougli llehiiiig Ml. ill. Ho experts his expedition will bo away bet ween three and fom ions, nshlsjirog loss will necessarily be slow. Tho vossol, whloh bus been snix-hilli constructed with a view- to withstand li oiuessuie. Is now nearly com pleted, lis tonnage is about '-',0, and Dr. Nan sen Iscoiilldentthut iiontuoiiiitof leu nipping will doslioy It, Tin Ilttlo Moaiuet will havo ampin iicco'iiniodations for twelve aiun. I'ro visions will betoken for six vo.us. and thoso supplies will be selected which furnish tho greatest iiiiliiineiit Willi tho In i-t bulk, Prob ably the puity will lie ablu to obtain seal und bun. mid I'UH add flesh meat to their re Bouiees. Niinuen does not lutund to tako an ounce of alcolpiliu liquors to use is a beverage, mid ho al o has objections to tobacco, which may not In- ng-eeiilile to nil of his men, Tlm engine will bo ulilled for the produc tion of olcctiio light ami when thostenmer engine Is n ,t in ii'tlou the men thommlves Will lilko tho jiluce of engine, thus piodueing welcome light iiinid tlio Aietle dail.liess, Willie also taking Ihoexeicise which tlie will need for tho preservation ot health. Hurt will ho taken in slorigo cvlludcrs foi the puiposo ol Inflating u hilluoii which Is to be a pari of the equipment. Tents will bo taken for use In sledging ivpi-dltiiuis, en I bi,at , which will bo iiocor-'iiiy Iu c.p-o the expedition hip, Pi aban don tlio ship. Dr. Nonsuit's own couildonre ami his businesslike way of disnusMng the details of his project have Inspired many with the belief that hu can carry it out. and his project has been mvorably regarded by some of tho best I'.uropoun Arctic experts. a Bread, ffl Biscuit,, "m CAKES, raised with jl Royal Baking J9 Powder,, will be tm whiter, sweeter, ' ffi lighter, finer fla- 'J vorcd, more deli- N ,.! cious and wholesome, than tfj if made with any' other w baking powder. t Mi The last spoonful in Jjjf can of Royal Baking Pow- M dcr will be found as good L '4 as the first, and the last ,vv, cake will be as light as the j j first, because the Royal JHj has kcepingquajitics Ji which all others lack. A A spoonful of Royal ci; will go further than a Af spoonful of any other ; powder. It is the strong- k est because it is the purest. " . ii, , . ., stir AT.r. aor.n Tr.tr cliiters. ty -v'V i FIcMllous fortune nnd Actual Adversities . In the Circus Ilnlue. h .. "Thoro nro moro fortunes lost than made la the show business." romarkod an old circus inuii, whoso gray beard and scattering look v ' told of many tours and long campaigns with - t tho red wagons. "All this nowspapor talk tf x about fabulous woalth nnd masslvo million! ', mado by such men as P. T. Barnum, J. A. ft i Bailey, Adam Forepiugli, andJas. E. Coopof ' J' reads well, and looks woll to tho uninitiated, , and, while It Is quite tiuo that this quartet ot j circus iinignatos gather in n lot of worldly , ' j - gold, it Is well enough to rollout that muoh ot -. their wealth cauo to them through outoldo In- .! ', vostmonts nnd successful commercial transao- U tlons. Yet. ns tho opposlto to thoso , t exceptions. I could onumornto half a hundred who havo trtod tholr hand iu tho olrous field il and foil by tho wnysldo llnanctal wrecks, K '-j or retired because of advorso business and nn ' ; unsatisfactory realization of tho Immense ''. fortunes plcturod by Imnglnary writers." A Hero tho old canvas-back hoavod a sigh, as It recalling a bit of porsnnal hlstoryfcnnd thon ho ' J laughed a fetlilo faugh of derision" as hooon- '' tlnued: "Bnh! Ifthoro is so much money to M bo made In tho circus business, why is It that ; ; l twenty men fall whoro ono succeods? Why. J; thoio Is a list of names stored horo In this j. bairon desert." tapping his forehead, "that would look llko a city directory If prlntod. , "Can I recall thorn Yes. to a oortalnty, ' some of them to my sorrow. Unpaid salaries, long distances from homo, no money In tho v treasury ami tho show In tho hands of tho , ; bherllT. unsettled hotiM bills, and n hundred ot .- other equally distressing obstacles staring , one in tlio faeo aro sulllclent to rofrosh my vJ. niemorj. Let mo seo. thoro was Nixon. Costellu A Howes, Van Amborg ,T Co.'a 1- Oi cut Golden Slenagerlo, I B. Lent's r famous Xuw Y'oik Circus, nnd I Yankee 1 ltoblnson's. nil of which were famous in their times und considered tho leading shows of thpi . country. Then wo had John O'Brien, who ra J jt all soils of shows under as many names as ire J8M could manufacture, from O'Brion's six: centre- Jp7llt pole show to Hnrdonbiirg's and Blioldonburg'sydr.: frl roHileircusos. each starting out wlthjiBL &rm name ov oi y year, to become buukrlrpt befoir 5(''l the season closed. s tSfefl "Then there was W. C. Coup, who followed MH later with onoof tho most promising oxblbl- j-'-4l tlons of tlio day. Ho also mot with adversity, 'hl'm uud closed after several seasons' unsucoossrul r - n'-f - struggles to copuvvith Barnum. P. A. Older. t-'vvinB .7. 11 Wui ner .i i o ltostou, Sjiringor & Hen- Al M derson. Howe's (ireat London Circus, the Oen- ""' ,T? )M tail Park Menageiie, Stono Jc Morray. Olark r vi M Amos. J. 11. l'leneh. Ban Costollo, Halght i4m Cliaiiibeis. and J. B. Murray may also bo num- ' ; (j bored among thoso whoso iironlc caroors were ' J" 'm cut short In tho prime of lifo. Then there was ? fl tliotireiitLiisternCireusiindJIonagorie. which tc i(Kj was tho leading blniwot Its timo. yet it lasted 'VfjlH onlv one season. Tho Amni lean Huclng Asso- 'v 1 elation also stai tod out In tlio spring undortha '?: most favorable conditions, with such mon aa fj 1 B.JJ..I. Mllos of Cincinnati. Andrew Halght Iff Oeo. lo Haven, and otlior circus colobrltios at y ?i t its bead, but life's fit fill fever was brief. In- ifc dood. and tlie show closed uro tho seasou had , ' reached Us morld Inn. Vk -j , "Later on wollud John II. Doris, ho of mu- v- ' ' bcuiu notorloty: Dan Costollo, Frank A. Bob- 4 ,' bins, Anderson .V. Co.. Montgomery Queen. 'I ! Hovvo ACushing. Dan Sholby's UnitedStates ylM Circus. Pullinnii.t Hamilton. Ad Nathan, aud ilVul othors of the same ilk Iu tho hands ofreoeiv- 'im ursund closed liy tho Sheritfut tho request of J)M numerous creditors. Junius Boblnson, tho y -' famous ilib'r; 1'addy Ilvnn, Ilolchc. ColvinA; f 4 Nathan. Cooper A Jackson. French it Coi. and ' , a number of otheis, whom I fail to recall at tha ' ' moniont, have all passed In their checks, or, in f tlijlaiigiiiisooftlielllustrloiisl'lsk.'gono whoro - ", tho vines grow greenest.' Thou wo hnvo W. W.Cole. Buir ilobliins. and King A Franklin, who put nwas their little shown ond retired j- from tlio elu'iis world of trials and trlbula- it tlons. Ah a matter of couise. wo must notfor- '3- got tho erratic Dan Bice, vvlioso lailuroiibuvo ? boon so frequent tho memorvof man falls to ''J ciunpiito tho ih cnslons. This constltutosra ! portion only of those who havo ventured In i the calling only to meet with disaster, or fe ceased to oxlst because tholr efforts seemed S to ho uiiuppii clittvd by a llcklo public. s , "I'.ven the gie.it Biiinum nnd i'oropaugh $- ' shows, with their established reputations. r , uudortbo most favorabliiuln'iimstaiices, often i meet wltli seasons that exhibit little or no profit, when wo take Into consideration the viistniinuiiit of capital Invested ami tlio haz ardous risks of transporting so much jiroporty Jt, over tho country with their attendant dally expenses. Without u doubt James A. Biiiloy Is thn groitest iiiiiiingor In tlio areulc Held, and he stands a graml o.x'iiniplo of push anil x energy, lie has cllinbed tlio ladder from tho lowest to the iippeiiiiost loiind, and fought his w.i to tin-front until ingly and efToctiiiilly. Ho f' has spent foitiun's in hufldlug up lho llnrnum . show, nnd, now that he controls the destinies; r 1 it tho two largest exhibitions in tho world, it may ho considered thut his highest ambition Is full leilled. "Tlieiofoie, wo sen n solitary Individual llv- 7 Ing und puisuing the uncus business who ! nmy be nceiediled with ordlnaiy wealth. j When ouo contemplates tho great amount ot ) i tioiible. Inconvenience, nnd iiiiiversnl conton- (? tlon oncoiintereil iu conducting an enter- . lli pil-oof this kind tliiough thu euiintiy, it la l i easy lu understand why so many fultor and I1 fall, in ciiticlsliig the rather Inflated A stoiles Hint luivo gono out regarding ; the we.iltii atciiiuulated by Foiopiiugh ctfl and Cioier, it Is only necessary tu vim state facts lu order to blioi,- Hint their reputed fiMM loituiies were ns fabulous ns a .Munchausen &lfl tale, since their estatus were appraised at iH loss tlinii Sl.000.000 each. Iiicludiiig all per- -' soiuil propel tv. llariiinii was worth botween j-S'H S4,0oi.hio and S1.ouo.ii0, but It must hero- tH meiiiliered that tills was thu accuiuulatlon ot a lifetime, and eoiisisteil principally of valuable TH real estntu securities which udviiucod from M 1 to 'Juo per cent, f tell lou, sir, after $Vt a shovviiiiiii liiis encountered the ox- U cossivii elmrgos nnd oxorliitant demand 1 of all wltli whom ho loiuos Iu con- ' 1 tact, from tho dty authorities who In- , 1 slst upon e.xtortlouiito licenses and a I handful of froo tinkots, extraordinary ratos for I lots, and twenty-live per i out above tho mar- 1 1 kot value for evcr thing that Is essential to 1 the miiiiiteiiariceof tho show, to say nothing J of tin lingo amounts expended Iu logltlmato 1 ndvertlsiiig, there is ilttlo left for a proper . 1 biilnnoo on tho right sido of tho lodgor with an & I ordinary show, and I question wliethor thero -?vl Is any other business that will not exhibit a 1 larger dividend, In comparison with he .a nmountof capital Invested and energy nnd in- JL genuity dlsjiluvud. tlinii this fickle business." ULl Tun that lllUn't l'uil Out. kB I'totnlft&m 'ijicmi Kittmtntr, 91 "Tho other day a real smart young man H came iiboaid," said t'upt. Loalo of the LI Cap- if Itan. "mid he cimo up to chat with myself nnd aB two young ladies boforo tho boat started; tfffl No.xt lo the ladles sot a Chlnumau. Tlio smait ul young man began lo nod toward tho bluo- M Moused hcatheii and nuikoall sorts of grim- . M aces. He kept up bis imiitomliuo fur some Han time, snowing olf before those girls in the on- dcavor to establl'h a reputation for daro-dovil H fun. Tim chliiiimnii uod him with that Wk stolidity which the race has accumulated fU through generations of staivatlon. Finally m my o er-lirlgbt friend tlrud of his monkey 1 shines and said; ( 1 " Just watch mo havo some fun with that I M Clilnaiiiiiii, ji if '"oh, no: you'll not havo any fun with lno,' -jBI answered the brown man in laiglUh, j ft! "All thu suiartnims left that bright youtli. til Ho was tho cheapest buy on thu human mar- 4 kit It was tbeflist time J had ever seen him Ji done up. lie reddened, became all hands and i.rcl fei't, uud silently stole away, btupplng on him- A hm bolf as ho went, ; ; "'I think 1 had moro fun with him than he tfl had with me,' remarked the Chinaman. 'Bather wfl , atliesouiuyoungmun, don't you thlukV" f